The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-15
PERIOD VII.

\ plain statement of facts. which arc
ugquvsiiunahl". viii show the advantages
ui Memphis. Her situation, ns before
stated. ON the high bluffs Of the Fnthcr oi
Waters and connection with all parts Of
the country 10y nine railways. mark her as
the trade center ~ the Mississippi valley.
Tho great cotton Producing counties oi
ArknilsR, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee
aud AlahgWa arc included In her lcrili.
mate territory. The thnr ~ltrgcst cotton
growing counties IN the United States are
at her very doors. These sr Washing.
ton, In mississippi, which grows 5l,OUO
bales per auuuir, N.yun. sumo State, A..
UOu, AMI Shelby, 5000. Nrny OF the
counties within lAl uiil,a % Memphis, aud
connected with Il hy rail and river. pro.
ducC iom 5000 a. 10000 bales pcr year.
The ncarncss oi all il,sc counties, and
their advantageous connection, make this
city the natural market inr ~ this cotton.
IL may BE- tuthiully stated that most Of
the groat staple grown In the United States
j. within 2U miles ~ Memphis. The two
most productive counties arr within this
ciplc. When " h. remembered that cot.
ton commands . better price here than nj
nny other point, " b. not astonishing that
the p'c3ipW are yearly Increasing and will
continue 10 do ~. Within fyc ycan there
viii probably be- muIc cotton gruwn and
marketed from the Mississippi, IRzoo,
White and Arkansas river valleys than In
the cniip' country outside. The heaviest
portion ~ this must come 10 Memphis. 4
large proportion ui The cotton grown In the
counties constituting what is known ~ the
"Hiack Belt ui Mississippi and Alabama
must alec find ia market here
when the dir'ct railroad TO Selma and
Montgomery shall have been completed.
This embraces the counties of Monroe and
Lowndra, Miss. and pickcns, Green,
Hale, Ferry and nallls. Ala.
Wherever the cotton " marketed, there
dry goods, groycfics. hardware, ngriculiur.
bl implements AMI all classcs 81 plantation
supplies arc purchased. This viii make
Memphis the great distributing center for
the most productive section ui The globe.
As thcsc southern Suites inrua~n in
wealth and population, because oi the de-
VclOpmCnt NJ their incXhausiihle mineral
resources, Memphis cannot fail to reap the
bcnchir, commercially aud ~ the depot OF
supplies.
The country tributary Is much more
productive than many suppose. Shelby
county IN the third cotton producing
county Ia the country. lIcr plant yields
30 pounds OF lint cotton 10 the acre, while
the average clscwhcrc Il but lG7 pounds.
Not only this, hut her supply Of hogs Is
1900 bead, while Davidson, In which the.
capital Is located, aud acknowledged one
OF the richest In the State, u only %. 200.
She also has 2l,OO0 head Of cattle, while
Maury, the supposed great cattle growing
county OF the State, has only 1900, and
Davidson 1900. These facts are given TO
show what q productive county is shelby,
which backs up Memphis. Her farm
products mount In round numbers 10
over S,OO0.0m per annum. Many other
counties In West Tennessee, Mississippi
and Arkansas, and within controlling
distance, aro not far behind Memphis In
the way Of products. There Il scarcely
amy limit 10 the growth In trade, ooln.